Waymo teams up with Jaguar to intro a new, premium self-driving car

Re:Waymo teams up with Jaguar to intro a new, premium self-d... by akgerber on Tuesday March 27, 2018 @06:08PM (#16693212)

Before we cared about how many children were killed by cars, kids piling onto bench seats was standard. Car seats are only required because car crashes are common.

If the safety promise of self-driving is delivered, car seats will become unnecessary.

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Re:Waymo teams up with Jaguar to intro a new, premium self-d... by dragonwriter on Tuesday March 27, 2018 @06:16PM (#16693286)

> If the safety promise of self-driving is delivered, car seats will become unnecessary.

If the total rate of accidents with self driving cars is so low that adults don't need seat belts and airbags, that might be true.

I don't think anyone projects that to be the near-term result of self-driving cars being mixed with human-driven cars on the road.

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Re:Waymo teams up with Jaguar to intro a new, premium self-d... by prawn on Tuesday March 27, 2018 @10:07PM (#16694635)

Or at least consolidate to fewer form factors that are more predictable to install or provide in the boot for those requiring them.

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Re:Waymo teams up with Jaguar to intro a new, premium self-d... by gowld on Tuesday March 27, 2018 @06:17PM (#16693298)

That's a good argument to make... eventually, perhaps when our kids have kids.

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